The Search for Robert Johnson

Because no one but a man who's soul was already lost could dare speak of God that way. The night he was poisoned, they put him in a hotel room and all night long he howled like a dog. When in the morning they found him they seen that he had taken a scrap of paper and with a pencil had scralled a note to God on it pleading forgiveness for his anger and his blasphemy. The Southern blacks, being steeped in superstition naturally felt the hellhounds had finally come and the devil had taken him home

Robert had married a young sweetheart in his teenage years and she unfortunately died in childbirth, scarring Robert for life. The people in the clubs he played in, all respectful of fundamental gospel and afraid of God's wrath would run away when every time Robert would get drunk for he would start cursing God and blaspheming the Holy Ghost. They would run away thinking Robert would be hit with a bolt of lightning or something. The word got around that Robert had sold his soul to the devil

Robert Johnson went to another town and met an old man who taught him a new technique. He went "into the widerness" so to speak and practiced till his fingers were down to the bone almost and then he went back to that other town where no one had ever heard of the old man. It wasn't difficult to do for everyone walked or rode mules and no one barely got outside their own town. He walked into the room where he had been laughed out  and sat down and played in the new style he practiced.

i didnt get a word of what KR said lol

R.J takes off for six months and wasn't
a good player at all.then returns and
blew everybody away!!!!
mind boggeling stuff and scary as well!

totally!

whos the white guy playing crossroads at the end

john hammond. he presents the film.

There should also be a documentary about the life of Johnny Shines!

hell yea johnny shines is awesome!!! and so unknown by so many people